A 60-year-old man has been diagnosed with renal calculi after repeated episodes of excruciating flank pain in recent

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Question 1.1 A 60-year-old man has been diagnosed with renal calculi after repeated episodes of excruciating flank pain in recent weeks. The man states, “I don't know how this could happen to me, since I'm so careful about eating a healthy diet.” What is the most appropriate response to the man's statement? (Points : 3)

“Your diet may have played a part in this, but in fact genetics is likely primarily to blame.”

“What you eat can influence your risk of stone formation, but many other factors like hormones and your metabolism are involved.”

“You likely don't need to change your diet, but now that you have stones in one kidney, you're at very high risk of growing them in the other kidney.”

“Your diet might be normally healthy, but high intake of normally beneficial minerals like calcium and magnesium can lead to stones.”

Question 2.2. An 87-year-old male resident of an assisted living facility has been consistently continent of urine until the last several weeks. Which of the following actions by the care providers at the facility is the most likely priority? (Points : 3)

Performing a physical examination and history to determine the exact cause and character of the incontinence

Providing patient education focusing on the fact that occasional incontinence is a normal, age-related change

Teaching the resident about protective pads, collection devices, and medications that may be effective